Khartoum, Jan. 30 (SUNA) - The Chairman of the Mechanism of the Unification of Fur tribe and the People of Darfur, Salahaddin Mohamed Al-Fadul said that a comprehensive forum for the leaders of Fur was held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 25-27 January with an aim to lessen the suffering of the people of Darfur as a result from the conflict in the area.
He pointed out that the forum was attended by more than 40 leaders representing various areas and all political and intellectual spectra from inside and abroad. He explained that it discussed 12 specialized working papers addressing all aspects of the issue of Darfur, explaining that the meetings stressed the importance of realizing the social unity of the Fur tribe to shoulder the responsibility of realization of a just and lasting peace in Darfur. Al-Fadul further said the meeting called on the armed movements to discard violence and to form one vision regarding the requirements and realization of peace. Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports, Mohamed Yousif Abdullah, on his part, said the objective of the forum was the unification of the vision of Fur tribe with regard to the issue of Darfur and to enable the displaced to return to their home villages voluntarily, calling on the armed movements to refrain from the hidden agenda and to abdicate their personal gains and to put the problem of Darfur in the right track. Salih Mahmoud, a member of the Mechanism, said the participants in Addis Ababa meeting have managed to end their disagreements and are now devoted for the unity of Fur tribe as a vocal tribe in Darfur and urged the government to contribute effectively in reconstruction of the villages that are affected by the war in order to realize the voluntary repatriation. It is to be noted that the meeting has called for holding of an inclusive forum of Fur tribe in Tripoli in the coming period. IF / MFBack
